Salisbury Conservation Commission Minutes

March 16, 2005

Members Present: Rick Whaley, Thomas Hughes, David Holscher, Kevin Avery, and Iora Alexander.

Absent: Jamie Ferris and Pat Fowler.

Meeting Opened at 7:10 P.M.

Minutes

IA motions to accept the February 16, 2005 minutes. TH seconds. Unanimous. TH moves to approve the minutes of March 2, 2005. DH seconds. KA abstains. IA abstains. All else are in favor.

Building Permits

29 Lafayette Road building permit is presented to the board. KA motions to approve the permit. TH seconds. Unanimous.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

RW opens the public hearings under the State Wetland Protection Act and the Town of Salisbury Bylaws.

#1. NOI: 375 North End Blvd, Lot 8. TH updates the board members who were absent from the last meeting. TH moves to continue to April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. DH seconds. Unanimous.

#2. NOI: 375 North End Blvd, Lot 9. TH moves to continue to April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. DH seconds. Unanimous.

#3. NOI: Plank Road Realty, 170 – 180 Beach Road. Eric Botterman is the representative. KA steps down from the board. EB requests to continue to April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. TH motions to continue to the next meeting. IA seconds. Unanimous.

#4. NOI: Off Baker Road. Matt Steinel, with Millennium Engineering, represents the applicant, Edward Wallace. TH asks MS to review the revised plans for the board. MS covers the structure, replication and plans to revise the current drawing. RW asks about plants to prevent erosion on the slopes. MS says a silt fence and seed mix will be placed on property. KA asks about possible flooding on property and nearby lands. The board looks at the electronic field study picture. KA motions to continue until April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. TH seconds. Unanimous.

#5. NOI: 516 North End Blvd. KA motions to continue to April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. TH seconds. Unanimous

#6. NOI: 585 North End Blvd. Frank Gorman presents certified mail cards for notification of abutters. He plans to build eight more units on property. He has met with the selectmen and his plan has been approved by the Department of Housing Development. Eric Botterman is the representative and presents the details of the project. EB says the eight condos will be connected to city utilities including water and sewer. The new units are identical to the previous 22 units already built. Currently there is no impervious driveway construction on the property. RW asks about the access to the Salisbury Beach. TH says he thinks it should be kept open to the public. KA motions to approves with the condition that the condo is responsible for cleaning and keeping open the access to the public beach. Also the plants must be native vegetation and this should be continued until perpetuity.

TH seconds the motion. Unanimous.

#7. NOI: 585 North End Blvd. TH moves to continue this to April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. DH seconds. Unanimous.

New Business

#1. 17 Toll Road, Certificate of Compliance. TH moves to continue to April 20, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. IA seconds. Unanimous.

#2. 328 North End Blvd, 50/50 rule discussion. Board members need to be notified as to the DEP meeting regarding this issue. TH moves to continue to April 6, 2005 so that board can obtain information from the building inspector on the 50/50 rule and if it applies to this property. KA seconds. Unanimous.

#3. 20 Cable Ave, #2. No one is present at the meeting regarding this property so KA motions to continue until April 6, 2005 at 7:15 P.M. TH seconds. Unanimous.

#4. 375 North End Blvd, Lot 7. Notice of Intervention and Superseding Order of Conditions. Discussion followed on the Super ceding Order of Conditions and it was agreed that items #14, #20, and #24 should be removed from the Salisbury regulations as these do not apply to this property. (Question for RW: Was there a vote on this?)

TH presents the board with New Business not on the agenda tonight. He has been notified by a neighbor that beach property near the wetlands may have been altered so that future structures would be approved by the board. This property is located at 1001 North End Blvd. Photographs were presented to show some of the alleged changed to the beach. KA steps down at this time from the board. TH suggests that the board contact DEP to look into this matter. TH motions to refer this matter to the State Department of Environmental Protection Agency. IA seconds. Unanimous.

Executive Session

RW opens the executive session to discuss the Falling Leaf situation. The executive session begins at 8:15 P.M. The executive session ends at 8:25 P.M. Ka motions to adjourn the meeting provided that the board members sign documents as needed. TH seconds. Unanimous. The meeting adjourns at 8:30 P.M.